towing with 1/2 ton towable trailer.
I have a Cougar lite that weighs 7,000 lbs empty. I load it up to another 800 lbs, so I'm around 8,000 including myself. The hitch weight is around 1200 factory, but I'm sure that's up to 1800 by now....
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Merrykalia wrote:IdaD wrote:
Nail on the head right there. By the time you option out a half ton with all the heavy towing and payload options, you may as well just buy a 3/4 ton cause they don't cost any more at that point and you get a lot more truck for your money.
True, but the ride of the 1/2 ton F-150 is so much better when not towing than the 3/4 ton F-250 Superduty! If you only tow 1/10 of the time, that is a lot of uncomfortable travel.
Perhaps that used to be so, but (to stay out of a brand war) some 3/4 ton trucks offer full air suspension now so that the ride when not towing isn't compromised. You can mush down the road like you're in a Lincoln, if that's your preference. Having said that, I don't find the ride of our 4x2 independent front suspension 1-ton dually to be uncomfortable at all.
Rusty
